Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-20
LOAVES and FISHES.
Gossip Regarding Appointments 10 Va
rious Positions to be Filled in the
State Departments,
Only Two Offices As Yet Positively
Filled - Acknowledgement King
Likely to Succeed Himself.
Davidson to be Assistant Attorney General
Rutherford, State Health Officer.
Other Changes.
Special to the Gazette.

Sl'eCIdl 10 Ine 1aLtllt.
AUSTIN, Ten, Jan. I9.-NeXt in inter
est to the senatorial contest comes the
matter OF appointments to the various
positions to be filed IN the state depart
ments. As vet the only two positions
| positively filed by Gov. Ross are Mr..
Moore of Eastland county to be secretary
of state and L. L. Foster of Dallas to be
commissioner of statistics, insurance and
history. The names of these two gentle
men will undoubtedly 60 to the senate
tomorrow.
There is also little doubt that Adidtant-
General King will be designated as his
| own successor.
1t is current rumor that Mr.. Davidson
of Bastrop is to be assistant attorney
general.
1t is settled that DR.. Darsett of Bonham
is to be superintendent of the state in
sane asylum at Austin, as he is tonight
arranging his bond.
1t is considered doubtful if Dr. Wallace
will be retained at the head of the Terrell
asylum. He is here looking after his in
terests. A South Texas man is said to
hold the call on the position.
As to the state health officer, DR.. Ruth
well-informed circles as booked for the
place.
There are several applications for the
vacant position of superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds, among them
Oliver of Denton and Johnson and Lub-
book Of Austin. JOhnson's chances are
considered the best.
Goree will, unless all signs fail, con
Of
Brahan, financial agent of the peniten-
tiaries, has announced that he does not
desire reappointment lie will probably
be succeeded by William Parish of Rnsk.
OF course it is understood that appoint
ments in the state institutions are made
by boards Of managers, but as these
boards are created by the governor their
action will reflect his wishes, and the
foreshadowings given here can be taken
as about correct.
There is general belief that the blind
asylum will continue under charge of DR..
Rainey, as all the children IN that iDstitu-
ton are most fondly welded to him in
their affections and his management has
been otherwise satisfactory.
For the deaf and dumb asylum the
present incumbent, DR.. Shepherd, is an
applicant for reappointment, but some
very strong opposition, it is said, will be
encountered by him and his
friends. There appears to be
very liberal sentiment among the mem
bers of both houses of the legislature
for the creation of the Office of state
geologist, and if it is not demonstrated
that the creation will be too expensive it
will be added to the states bureaus. In
that event Prof. Cummings of Dallas is
considered as the most probable head of
the new department, es he is most
frequently mentioned in connection
with it.
1t is rumored tonight that general
renovation of the state departments is to
come very soon. The management, it is
said,is not altogether satisfactory, and the
intimatlon is made that a divorcing Of
church and state in public institutions
will be war cry, although the charges of
the existence of such relationship are but
vaguely made